New Outlook - Completely Sucks

Anonymous
2023-10-17T07:44:06+00:00

Dear MS, If you wish to replace an application (developed over 20+ years) then make it functionally equivalent.

Until then don't bother with trying to push the <removed> that is the new Outlook onto people to test.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-25T22:23:09+00:00

    I must completely agree. I gave it a chance and absolutely regretted it. Things that should work at a basic level didn't work and ended up taking so much of my time, most notably the fact that I tried updating my default font in the settings AT LEAST 5 times and it kept going back to the one it sets initially when I'd go in the app the next day.

    Even when it would keep my newly set font on a given day, if I would copy and paste text from another email (that was all one font and matched the default font I wanted), it would make part of the font the correct font, part of the font the one I didn't want, and randomly varied the size of the font between 11 and 12pt. I would then have to spend way too much time trying to get everything to format in the same font (and no, highlight all the text and selecting the font I ultimately wanted did NOT work).

    Please do MUCH more thorough due diligence before releasing a new version of an application. If basic functionalities don't even work correctly and cause headaches, and I can't even imagine how more advanced features might function.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-03T16:33:43+00:00

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. It's Absolutely Horrible!!!! This is the worst thing Microsoft has come out with yet. Thank goodness I could go back to the older version . I have a gmail address, and with the new version, I can no longer apply rules to sort out my gmails. After I had enough of Outlook new and went back to old Outlook and noticed some of my settings have been changed such as my signature setting. Unbelievable.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T01:51:29+00:00

    Absolutely agree the new Outlook is a disaster. It is glitchy, takes too long to load, keeps changing settings, eats up too much of my time and causes frustration and migraines. The articles on things to do to make it faster and better are beyond me and take too much time. I am not a business with an IT department. I just want to use my email without jumping through hoops. Please do not unleash this poor product on us until it is fixed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T18:28:53+00:00

    Yeah. The New Outlook is horrible. How many times do I have to switch back to the "old" version? Seems like I get shoved into this new nonsense once per month. Threaded emails are the worst, folks.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-10T15:57:38+00:00

    Why fix something that is not broken? Old outlook worked fine with no glitches or problems. It seem as though MS "makes work" for the staff without any thought of what to accomplish! This NEW Outlook is trash.

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